ETHERNET

Lumen® Ethernet solutions securely link data centers, clouds, offices, VPNs and LANs with dynamic flexibility and dedicated connections that run on our global adaptive network.

Simplified and secure

anywhere-to-anywhere connectivity

Lumen® E-LAN Service provides secure, seamless LAN-to-LAN connectivity between two or more locations without the need for specialized WAN expertise or costly additional equipment. Ideal for enterprises with a global or regional scope that are looking to simplify network complexity, control and costs.

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Benefits

Flexibility

Optimized bandwidth

Manage increasing capacity demands without committing to excess bandwidth. Add or remove connections between data centers and cloud providers in real time and automatically flex bandwidth up to 3x on demand.

Optimized bandwidth

Manage increasing capacity demands without committing to excess bandwidth. Add or remove connections between data centers and cloud providers in real time and automatically flex bandwidth up to 3x on demand.

Security

Strengthened security

Securely access mission-critical cloud applications with built-in threat protection.

Strengthened security

Securely access mission-critical cloud applications with built-in threat protection.

Managed Services IT-Consulting Services

Network visibility and management

Maximize reliability, cost effectiveness and visibility into your network performance. Our Network Visibility dashboard provides network performance and utilization metrics on an end-to-end, site-by-site basis.

 

 

Network visibility and management

Maximize reliability, cost effectiveness and visibility into your network performance. Our Network Visibility dashboard provides network performance and utilization metrics on an end-to-end, site-by-site basis.

 

 

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Features and Specs

  • Easily connect your sites with Cloud Service Providers
  • Services available in 300+ markets in 60 countries across North America, Europe and Asia Pacific
  • Layer 2 Ethernet over private MPLS backbone
  • Comprehensive self-service portal with personalized dashboard, on-demand order capabilities, and robust reports and network tools
    • Network Visibility provides site-specific end-to-end views of critical network performance metrics
  • Turnkey solutions with Lumen℠ Building Extensions* and Advanced Technical Solutions
  • MEF CE 3.0 industry standards certification to support multiple configurations
  • Two Class of Service models:
    •  Single-CoS – Basic, Enhanced, or Dedicated  on a per-EVC basis
    •  Multi-CoS1 on a per-frame basis
  • Multiple topologies available with use cases including disaster recovery, data replication, centralized storage and archiving, and internal voice and video conferencing

 
  • Ideal for disaster recovery, high-performance centralized computing, data replication, storage and archiving, and internal voice and video conferencing
  • Flexible bandwidth options ranging from 2 Gbps up to 30 Gbps1
  • Up to 99.99% availability end-to-end backed by SLAs
  • Dynamic Capacity offers up to 3X bandwidth scaling 
  • Availability SLA: 99.999%
  • Port Speeds: 100 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 10 Gbps, 100 Gbps1

 

  • Your traffic is logically separated on the Lumen backbone to create a completely private Layer 2 network 
  • 24/7/365 Network Operations Center (NOC) Support

 
  • Lumen® Dynamic Capacity1 - Scale bandwidth up to 3X on demand or with Network Visibility to automatically accommodate traffic fluctuations from planned or unplanned events
  • Lumen® Cloud Connect Dynamic Connections1 – Add or remove private connections to your locations or Cloud Service Providers in real time, billed on a pay-as-you-go model, via the Control Center portal or API integration 

1 - Subject to availability

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